Shooting victim describes deadly scene

Nakia Johnson recovers from 11 gunshot wounds

Nakia Johnson, 20, survived an Oct. 30 shooting outside the home she shared with her cousin, Eriana Carr, near 35th Street and Redick Avenue.

Carr, a 16-year-old Benson High School student, died.

Johnson told KETV NewsWatch 7 on Thursday that she thinks she knows who fired the shots.

Johnson said she feels guilty that the shooting was over an issue Carr had nothing to do with, and she remembers everything about that night.

Johnson said she and Carr went to a relative's house, who was cooking, to drop off butter.

"Her nephew was like, 'Bye!' And she said, 'No! What did I tell you about bye? Say, see you later!' And he said, 'See you later'," described Johnson.

The girls were steps away from their yard when a suspicious car drove by and the people inside rolled down their windows.

"We thought they were going to ask us a question," said Johnson. "And then they started shooting."

Johnson said she pushed Carr out of the way. Carr ran, and made it to the door before she fell on the stoop. Johnson never made it inside the gate to the yard.

"I didn't feel it, but I knew I'd been shot," said Johnson. "I would see the blood coming through my clothes."

Johnson didn't find out until later that her cousin was murdered.

"I just thought that she would be OK cause she didn't get hit. I knew he shot at her and shot at her first. But yeah, I didn't think, I thought she would have been OK," Johnson said.

Johnson is at the Nebraska Medical Center recovering from 11 gunshot wounds. She said she is in physical pain and also feels guilt about her cousin's death.

"I just think about it because, I kind of feel like it's my fault," said Johnson. "People keep saying, 'it's not your fault, you didn't pull the trigger,' but he was after me. She just happened to be with me."

No one has been arrested nor charged in this case. A man who allegedly pointed a gun at Johnson two days before the shooting, Tracy Parnell, was arrested on suspicion of terroristic threats.

Johnson hopes people work with police and each other to report information and stop recent gun violence. She notes that neither she nor Carr were in a gang; Carr was a popular student active in cheerleading and basketball, and Johnson also works in addition to attending college.

"I would never want anybody to go through what I'm going through right now," said Johnson. "Or what my cousin is going through losing her daughter, her family."

If you have any information about the murder of Eriana Carr and the assault of Nakia Johnson, call Omaha Police at 402-444-STOP. You will remain anonymous.

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